Aretha Franklin Speaks Out: "I Am So Grateful" to Be Alive

In a phone interview with Jet magazine -- her first since her serious health scare -- the Grammy-winning singer, 68, says, "I feel great. The doctors say I can do whatever I feel like I am up to do. Of course, that doesn’t mean any concerts or anything like that. But I can do things around the house, and today I am just piddling around the house."